ENGLAND one-day skipper Paul Collingwood insists his off-field antics in South Africa have not derailed his side's Twenty20 World Cup bid.

The married Durham-star was seen in a lap dancing club just hours after the defeat to Australia and on the eve of the Super Eight clash with South Africa.

And Collingwood - who made just three in the five run defeat to New Zealand yesterday - has admitted he shouldn't have put himself in that position.

Andrew Flintoff was stripped of the England vice-captaincy during the World Cup in the West Indies for the infamous 'Fredalo' incident earlier this year, but Collingwood believes his misdemeanour can't be compared.

But after a meeting of England's management committee last night, it was decided Collingwood should receive a fine of about £1,000 for his behaviour.

"I was taken to an inappropriate bar and realised that and got out of there as soon as I could," Collingwood said.

"Obviously I'm disappointed on my side of things and hopefully it won't happen again.

"It's a different situation to the Fred incident, I was up playing golf at half seven the following morning - so I wasn't too bad.

"I made a mistake and what I really need to focus on now is a really big game against India.

"I realised straight away what kind of bar it was. I had one beer there and I was taken to the bar with friends, got there, had a beer and thought 'I need to get out of this place' and obviously left.''

And to make matters worse for the 31-year-old his side are staring an early exit after letting slip another commanding position.

England had New Zealand at 31 for four and despite Craig McMillan's 57 off 31 getting them up to 164 for nine they still shouldn't have had enough runs on the board.

England raced to 62 without loss but when Vikram Solanki and Darren Maddy - who smashed 50 from 31 balls - departed, England's middle order simply fell apart.

Kevin Pietersen, Luke Wright and Owais Shah all got into the 20's but the Black Caps held their nerve to leave England's hopes of a place in the last four hanging by a thread.

England must now hammer India today and hope South Africa lose their final two group games against New Zealand and India.

And Collingwood added: "It was another disappointing result and we seemed to be five, ten per cent off our best and you can't afford that at this level.

"I thought we bowled pretty well again and took early wickets and even when they got 164 I thought we were going to win - you should be knocking off totals like that if you want to win the tournament.

"But we're not out of it yet and we've got to make sure we win well to give ourselves a chance."

But there was some good news for the beleaguered Collingwood after he heard that Durham team-mate Phil Mustard will join the one-day squad for the tour to Sri-Lanka.

Mustard's performances as a pinch-hitter at Riverside, he's averaged almost 50 in domestic one-day cricket, this season have caught the eye and Collingwood admits he deserves his chance.

"He keeps things simple which is his best attribute. He's a great lad - he looks at the ball and he hits it," Collingwood added.

"Sometimes you can get overly confused when you play cricket and I think that he keeps it very simple.

"I hate associating people with Adam Gilchrist but the way he swings the bat is very similar.

"He's had a great season at Durham and I'm looking forward to playing for England with him."

Pakistan have one foot in the semi-finals after a six-wicket victory over Australia in the Super Eights.

A solid if unspectacular batting display had set Pakistan a target of 165 for victory in the Group F tie, which the Asian side duly reached in 19.1 overs thanks to an assured performance at the crease by Shoaib Malik and Misbah-ul-Haq.

The pair came to the crease with Pakistan struggling at 46 for four and went on to share a fine 119-run stand.

Captain Malik finished unbeaten on 52 from 38 balls while Misbah was 66 not out in a man-of-the-match performance